I'm Back!

Wow...can't believe how longs it's been since I last posted! I have been doing great. Two of our children have been away for the past month at Grant's parents, so life has been a little less busy. We are heading out on vacation this weekend. We are taking Tim to camp and then heading to Grant's parents to spend several days for a cheap holiday. Nothing like freeloading!!

Sarah and Nicholas have just finished two weeks of swimming lessons. Sarah only has one more level to do before she takes the lifeguarding level. She's hoping to finish the two levels during the school year so she can work next summer as a lifeguard.

Since I have been on my stress medication, I have been loving my job even more. I am so relaxed that I am now happy when no one is in for the day! Quite the change for me! The church is getting a lot busier as they have hired a Minister of Music. He has been planning for a concert series, and I have been helping coordinate a lot of the details to get the advertising out to the churches and the neighbourhood. I have also had to design the tickets, do a ton of photocopying, etc. So much for the quiet summer that the pastor anticipated!!!!

I had plans to upgrade some of my computer skills to an advanced/expert level....maybe next year!! I need the weeks holiday to deal with the newsletter that will need to be done when I get back - usually they are at least 14-16 pages and I have to do the formatting and find all the clip-art to make it look professional. The girl before me did an awesome job, so I have to follow in her footsteps and keep up the look! It keeps me out of trouble, and anyone that knows me, knows I need to be busy!!!

We spent one week at a Bible camp that my parents are working at this year. Since I was singing and playing for the Sunday service, we were able to use a trailer for the week for a cheap price. It was quite the treat not having to log along all the camping gear! Tim could have lived out there all summer he loved it so much. He helped mom and dad with the tuck shop twice a day as that was part of their duties at the camp.

Rachel just finished her summer school and is looking forward to a nice relaxing month before school starts again. She is in her last year - soooo hard to believe!!! She is thinking of going to Bible school in Peterborough next year so she will be close to Grant's parents.

Oh yes, I have also been working out a ton. One of my friends that lost 120 lbs has been a fitness instructor for the past 10 years. She decided to offer me free personal training if I would advertise her and not give up and keep going! So I am on Week 11. So far I have lost about 33 lbs and have gone down about 3 clothes sizes. I have packed up all my larger clothes and given them away in hopes I never see them again! 4 garbage bags full gone so far. It's a nice excuse to go shopping for some new clothes. I do about 45-60 minutes of cardio every day of the week, plus three times a week I do 45 minutes of weights. I have been following the eating plan my dietician wrote up for me too, so in combination it is really helping me make headway. I feel so much better, and can race to answer the phone now without being winded. I'm hoping to lose another 60-70 lbs.

Well, that's it for now! Hope to hear from some of you soon! I'll see if Grant can take a picture of me soon to update you on my progress.

Debbie